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‘The Wolverine’ Video Blog Reaction: James Mangold Impresses With Latest X-Man Movie By Germain Lussier/July 17, 2013 9:00 am EST James Mangold has done something miraculous with The Wolverine. He’s made us care about the character beyond the claws. After X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it seemed like audience might be ready to write off Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of everyone’s favorite adamantium-laced madman. With this film, though, Mangold takes the character back to his roots....

Bill Paxton To Direct Adaptation Of Joe R. Lansdale Thriller ‘The Bottoms’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 7, 2014 1:30 pm EST Author Joe R. Lansdale is having a minor resurgence on movie screens. The film Cold in July, adapted from Lansdale’s novel, played well at Sundance last month and is en route to theaters via IFC. Now Bill Paxton has set another Lansdale novel, The Bottoms, as the next film he’ll direct....

Bumblebee Gets Retro Look In ‘Transformers 4’ By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2013 8:28 am EST Optimus Prime may be the leader of the Transformers but the heart and soul has always been Bumblebee. In the Michael Bay films, that was in large part due to his relationship with Sam Witwicky, played by Shia LaBeouf. In Transformers 4 however, Sam is no longer part of the story and it seems Bumblebee has taken the break-up to heart, reverting to a more retro look as a modified 1967 Camaro....

Former Doctor Who Boards ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2014 3:00 pm EST Matt Smith’s Doctor Who days are behind him, but his days of battling monsters are not. The former Eleventh Doctor has signed on for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Burr Steers’ adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s parodic take on the Jane Austen classic. He joins a big cast of mostly British up-and-comers including Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, and Douglas Booth....

Geek Deal: Blade Runner Collector’s Edition $14.99, Samsara & Baraka &12.99 Each By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2013 11:40 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Also: the site has too amazing documentaries, Samsara and Baraka, both on sale for only $12.99 each Here’s the trailer for the Blade Runner set: Here’s the official description:

Guillermo Del Toro Working On HBO Series Based On Manga ‘Monster’ By Russ Fischer/April 24, 2013 5:11 pm EST A project once intended to be a feature film is getting a new, different life at HBO. Naoki Urasawa’s manga Monster — about a disgraced doctor’s global search for a warped young criminal to whom he has very particular ties — is something that Guillermo del Toro was once negotiating to make at the movie studio....

Jim Sheridan Creating ‘In America’ HBO Series By Russ Fischer/Sept. 19, 2014 4:30 pm EST Deadline has the report about this new series development effort. The film drew directly from the Sheridan family’s own experience as Irish immigrants building a new life in a Hell’s Kitchen apartment, at a time when the neighborhood truly earned its name. This series will explore similar territory, and Deadline reports, From Academy Awad Nominee Jim Sheridan comes this deeply personal and poignant tale of a poor Irish family searching for a better life In America....

Joseph Kosinski In Talks To Direct ‘The Twilight Zone’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2013 12:06 pm EST Joseph Kosinski got a lot of attention with Tron Legacy and then took Tom Cruise into the future with Oblivion. He has been developing a remake of Disney’s The Black Hole, among other films, but now he’s signed on to a Warner Bros. picture that has been in development for a while. Kosinski is in talks to direct The Twilight Zone, based on the influential television show created by Rod Serling in 1959....

Max Landis Explains What His ‘Chronicle’ Sequel Would Have Been By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2013 12:30 pm EST Gone was the aspirational ‘what would you do,’ gone were the pranks and bromance, gone were lovely tragic Andrew and hopeful, bright Steve. In retrospect, I’m not even sure if fans of the first film wouldve been ready or eager for my second installment as originally written. While Matt (Alex Russell) was expected to return for the sequel, it sounds like the protagonist would’ve been a new character....

More Star Wars Bits: Steven Spielberg And Quentin Tarantino Not Interested, Kevin Smith Shares His Hopes, Conan Imagines Wes Anderson And Todd Phillips’ ‘Star Wars’ By Angie Han/Nov. 9, 2012 3:00 pm EST Until we know who’ll really get to direct the new Star Wars, there’s no harm in fantasizing about people who clearly won’t, right? On a recent episode of Conan, the late-night host imagined what a Star Wars VII directed by Wes Anderson or Todd Phillips might be like....

New ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Trailer Shows Ninja Action; Four-Minute 3D Preview To Play Before ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ By Angie Han/Jan. 23, 2013 1:00 pm EST Last spring, Paramount made the surprising decision to delay G.I. Joe: Retaliation by nine months, from June 2012 to March 2013, so that it could be converted to 3D. Now, in just a couple of months, we’ll find out whether that costly last-minute change was worth it....

Page 2: Sin City 2, 300 Box Office, Star Wars TV, By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2007 10:56 am EST Check out these new stills from The Hills Have Eyes 2. George Lucas is now claiming that the live action Star Wars television show is still “years away.” He suggests that a “second animated series” might be produced before than. Laughing Squid always has great photos. This time they invaded the 2007 WonderCon in San Francisco (as seen above)....

Producer Describes ‘Asteroids’ Concept As “More Of A Space Opera” Than A Disaster Movie By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2013 5:45 pm EST Asteroids is one of those video game properties that Hollywood has toyed with cracking open for a while. The name has recognition for any gamer who knows their classics, and is evocative even to those who don’t. There’s no story to the game, however, just a ship blasting away to stay alive....

Ridley Scott Developing Film About Football Concussions By Russ Fischer/Nov. 8, 2013 7:00 am EST Ridley Scott had one of his greatest successes with a film about ancient gladiatorial combat, and now he wants to make a movie about one modern version of the combative tradition. Scott is looking for a writer to tackle a drama about football players, and specifically the effects that concussions have on players, and how that all works with the team and league execs who reap the biggest benefits from successful players....

Rumor: Oscar Isaac’s ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Role Being Expanded; Disney Denies By Germain Lussier/June 25, 2014 8:38 am EST Lucasfilm and Disney have yet to make an official statement on the condition of Harrison Ford. Earlier this month, Ford broke his leg on the set of Star Wars Episode VII and the latest rumors state he might be unable to shoot for six months. That’s a huge chunk of downtime for the man who is rumored to be the lead of the film....

Seth Grahame-Smith Did A Polish On Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2013 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The fact that this is being called a polish suggests that his work is minimal. Grahame-Smith started as a novelist, adapting classic stories with fantasy and horror elements and building that into major buzz. Those books, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, got him lots of attention in Hollywood, specifically from Tim Burton....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Sin City 2, Arrow, The Dark Knight, Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Germain Lussier/July 2, 2014 3:00 pm EST Want to see impressive new collectibles from The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Iron Man 3 and Planet Hulk? Will Jason Momoa just say he’s Aquaman already? Who is playing Katana in The CW’s Arrow? How much will a visit to the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron cost?...

The Disney Universe: A Star Map Created From Disney And Pixar Movies By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2014 12:00 pm EST This is the story of Marianne, a recently graduated Graphic Design student from Kingston University in London who is also an avid Disney fan. Marianne has been working for three years on a special project called The Disney Universe. Marianne has combined 3000 individual screen grabs from Disney and Pixar films to create a star map of the collective Disney Universe....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 48 - The Zen Story By David Chen/June 24, 2011 4:22 pm EST In times of trouble be careful of turning to the parables of Zen for advice – the story keeps changing before your very eyes. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

Topher Grace Set For Haunted House Thriller ‘Home’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 30, 2014 12:05 pm EST Briefly: Guillermo del Toro isn’t the only director putting together a haunted house, although this competing effort probably won’t be on the scale of del Toro’s Crimson Peak. Topher Grace is going to star, with Patricia Clarkson, in a haunted house film called Home. Jason Blum, Leonardo DiCaprio and Graham King are producing, which is quite the powerhouse team....